Michigan region
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The Michigan region is a historical area around the Great Lakes that became a key center of trade, settlement, and later U.S. statehood in what is now the state of Michigan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michigan region canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes
NERFINISHED
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Odawa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ojibwe people NERFINISHED ⓘ Potawatomi people NERFINISHED ⓘ fur trade routes between Great Lakes and interior North America ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Lake Erie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Huron NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
Detroit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mackinac Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Sault Ste. Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits of Mackinac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
Great Lakes shipping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
fur trading ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Years' War in North America NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of French colonial settlement
ⓘ
center of fur trade ⓘ key area in early U.S. westward expansion ⓘ strategic frontier between British and French empires in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
abundant freshwater resources
ⓘ
dense forests in pre-industrial period ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallySpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Indigenous Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
North America ⓘ present-day state of Michigan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northwest Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Michigan Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to interior of North America via river systems
ⓘ
control of Great Lakes waterways ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
ⓘ
18th century ⓘ early 19th century ⓘ |
| transitionedTo |
Michigan Territory in 1805
ⓘ
U.S. statehood of Michigan in 1837 ⓘ |
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